We are very pleased to inform you of an important enhancement to Workday. Penn faculty and staff members now have the option to self-identify their sexual orientation and gender identity in their personal profile. Sharing this information is completely voluntary. The aggregate data collected will be used to report on the diversity of the University’s faculty and staff more fully. This information will also assist the University in more effectively planning for benefits administration, policy development, and other administrative purposes.
To voluntarily self-identify your sexual orientation and/or gender identity, please:
- Log into Workday at this link https://www.myworkday.com/upenn/login.htmld
- From your homepage, in Applications, select Personal Information
- Under Change, select Personal Information
- Under Gender Identity and/or Sexual Orientation, click on the pencil icon at the right side of the page to make any changes
- Select Submit to save your changes
Only a small group of senior University-level Workday administrators and staff in the Division of Human Resources who are trained on data confidentiality will be able to view an individual’s Gender Identity or Sexual Orientation information. Only the employee associated with the record, may add, change, or delete their information. Additional information about these changes is available in the Guidance for Reporting Gender Identity and Sexual Orientation.
This is also an opportune time to ensure that all the information in your personal profile is up to date, including your home address, phone number, and emergency contact information. If you have questions or need additional information about updating or modifying your personal profile in Workday, please contact the Penn Employee Solution Center at solutioncenter@upenn.edu or use the Modify Your Personal Information tip sheet for step-by-step instructions.
Penn is committed to providing a safe and inclusive work environment. We are grateful to the many campus partners who have worked with us to make these improvements, and we recognize that there is still more to be done. These changes are one small and important step in our ongoing commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion at Penn.